Rep. Bruce Poliquin
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District HD-ME-2
Party Republican
Bills Introduced 18
Sponsored Legislation
US Congress 114th Congress
BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act [HB-4626]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Economic Development ]
BRACE Act Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 02/25/2016
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Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 [HB-465]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Working Families Flexibility Act of 2015 Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to authorize private employers to provide compensatory time off to private employees at a rate of 1 1/2 hours per hour of employment for which overtime compensation is required. Authorizes an employer to provide compensatory time only if it is in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of such an agreement, an agreement between the employer and employee. Prohibits an employee from accruing more than 160 hours of compensatory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 04/29/2015
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses. [HB-4658]
[Taxes ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home requirement for the tax deduction of the travel expenses of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. The bill requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the travel costs of members of reserve components.
Sponsored by: Rep. Collin Peterson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/04/2016
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Small Business Protection Act of 2016 [HB-4671]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Small Business Protection Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to repeal the requirement that federal departments and agencies purchase prison-made products. Federal Prison Industries shall be ineligible to produce any product under a contract awarded for the sale of government property to a small business concern under the Small Business Act. No executive agency head may enter into any contract with Federal Prison Industries under which an inmate worker would have access to classified data, personal or financial information about
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Introduced In House on 03/02/2016
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Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 [HB-4764]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, to carry out a five-year pilot program under which the VA shall provide service dogs and veterinary health insurance to certain veterans who: (1) served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001; and (2) were diagnosed with, and continue to suffer from, post-traumatic stress disorder. The provision of a service dog shall be done in addition to other types
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/16/2016
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Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act [HB-4773]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Inflation ]
Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act This bill declares that the proposed or the final rule of the Department of Labor entitled "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" shall cease to have any force or effect. The rule revises the "white collar" exemption of executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees from minimum wage and maximum hour, or overtime, requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA). If the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 03/17/2016
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Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act [HB-4784]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions regarding review and approval of generic drug applications or supplements to generic drug applications for drugs: (1) for which there is a shortage, or (2) that have not been recently introduced to the market by more than one manufacturer and for which tentative approval has not been granted to more than two applications. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must prioritize the review of such submissions and act on them within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/18/2016
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To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers. [HB-4916]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
To reauthorize the program of the Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department health care providers. This bill amends the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 to extend through August 7, 2021, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides covered health services in highly rural areas to covered veterans through qualifying non-VA health care providers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Introduced In House on 04/12/2016
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Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act [HB-4935]
[Defense ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Trade ]
[Veterans ]
[Manufacturing ]
[National Security ]
Stepping up for American Workers and Troops Act This bill directs the the Department of Defense (DOD), in the case of athletic footwear needed by members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps upon their initial entry into the Armed Forces, to: (1) furnish such footwear directly instead of providing a cash allowance to the service members to purchase such footwear, and (2) comply with American source requirements in procuring such footwear. A cash allowance may be provided for the purchase of footwear that is medically required to meet a
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 04/13/2016
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NAS Healthy Babies Act Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act [HB-4978]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
NAS Healthy Babies Act Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), which results from a newborn's exposure to addictive opiate drugs while in the mother's womb. Specifically, the GAO shall report on: the prevalence of NAS, NAS treatment services for which coverage is available under state Medicaid programs, the settings and associated reimbursement methodologies for NAS treatment, the prevalence of utilization of various care settings
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/12/2016